Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornhill Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longbridge , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Gardens (IG11 9TY) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornhill Gardens (IG11 9TY), the main crime hotspot is near John Burns Drive. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Payne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upney Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Odell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | John Burns Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Burns Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thornhill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sisley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lancaster Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | John Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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